Visitors have to be always attentive about their health. Traveler should be conscious of health precautions in Nepal.

Staying Healthy During Your Trip

Prevent Insect BitesMany diseases, like malaria and dengue, are spread through insect bites. One of the best protections is to prevent insect bites by:

Using insect repellent (bug spray) with 30%-50% DEET. Picaridin, available in 7% and 15% concentrations, needs more frequent application. There is less information available on how effective picaridin is at protecting against all of the types of mosquitoes that transmit malaria.

Wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and a hat outdoors.

Remaining indoors in a screened or air-conditioned area during the peak biting period for malaria (dusk and dawn).

Sleeping in beds covered by nets treated with permethrin, if not sleeping in an air-conditioned or well-screened room.

Spraying rooms with products effective against flying insects, such as those containing pyrethroid.

Prevent Animal Bites and ScratchesDirect contact with animals can spread diseases like rabies or cause serious injury or illness. It is important to prevent animal bites and scratches.

Be sure you are up to date with tetanus vaccination.

Do not touch or feed any animals, including dogs and cats. Even animals that look like healthy pets can have rabies or other diseases.

Help children stay safe by supervising them carefully around all animals.

If you are bitten or scratched, wash the wound well with soap and water and go to a doctor right away.

After your trip, be sure to tell your doctor or state health department if you were bitten or scratched during travel.

Be Careful about Food and WaterDiseases from food and water are the leading cause of illness in travelers. Follow these tips for safe eating and drinking:

Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially before eating. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand gel (with at least 60% alcohol).

Drink only bottled or boiled water, or carbonated (bubbly) drinks in cans or bottles. Avoid tap water, fountain drinks, and ice cubes. If this is not possible, learn how to make water safer to drink.

Do not eat food purchased from street vendors.

Make sure food is fully cooked.

Avoid dairy products, unless you know they have been pasteurized.

Avoid InjuriesCar crashes are a leading cause of injury among travelers. Protect yourself from these injuries by:

Not drinking and driving.

Wearing your seat belt and using car seats or booster seats in the backseat for children.

Following local traffic laws.

Wearing helmets when you ride bikes, motorcycles, and motor bikes.

Not getting on an overloaded bus or mini-bus.

Hiring a local driver, when possible.

Avoiding night driving.

Medicines need:

The prescription medicines you take every day. Make sure you have
enough to last during your trip. Keep them in their original
prescription bottles and always in your carry-on luggage. Be sure to
follow security guidelines, if the medicines are liquids.

Antimalarial drugs, if traveling to a malaria-risk area in Nepal and prescribed by your doctor.

Medicine for diarrhea, usually over-the-counter.

Other items need:

Iodine tablets and portable water filters to purify water if
bottled water is not available.

Sunblock and sunglasses for protection from harmful effects of UV
sun rays.